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brother Bryce Love (Stanford football), and
Dylan Peebles (NC State track).
The fathers of the star athletes all played
a role in his development. Hines' father,
Darrin Hines, grew up with former NC
State football and track standout Danny
Peebles, father of Dylan. The younger
Hines and Peebles were part of the Wolf-
pack's ACC-title winning 400 relay team
this past year.
"Nyheim's dad and I were best friends
growing up," Peebles said. "It's amazing
to see our sons, who are roommates, doing
what they are doing.
"Darrin and I were best friends from el-
ementary school until the beginning of high
schools when things got split up."
Chris Love Sr., who played football at
South Carolina, has known Nyheim Hines
since he was 8 years old. He understands
the patience Hines has had and his wanting
to be a good teammate. Love also knows
this could be the season that he blows up.
"The more times he gets the ball, the
more successful he'll be," Love said. "In
high school it was exciting to see him excel
and lead his team in a number of areas and
watch him succeed. He showed he could
run and could catch, and he even played
some quarterback.
"In the college environment, all the guys
were 'that guy' on their high school team.
He has had to find his role. That is what he
has been going through."
Big Impact, Small Frame
Samuels has always been a creative
"chess piece" on the football field and some
of the plays that get run for him meant less
reverses or jet sweeps for Hines, when he
played in the slot or out wide.
"You have a guy like Jaylen and a guy
like Nyheim both on the field at the same
time, there is an equal likelihood that ei-
ther one will get the ball in their hands,"
said David Hale, who covers the ACC for
ESPN.com. "You can put the ball in their
hands in so many different ways.
"As a defensive coordinator, you just
have to pick your poison. There is no good
answer there."
Playing Hines in the backfield creates
a new dynamic in trying to create mis-
matches, hopefully against outside line-
backers, nickels or safeties.
"With the running game, it is all about
fits," Hines said. "I think I can come out
frontside or maybe backside and hopefully
just out-run [opponents] to the end zone."
Doeren also believes it will be harder
for defenses to pinpoint him due to his
5-9 frame. Hines said former quarterback
Jacoby Brissett used to joke that he was "so
little that I can barely see you."